The last three incumbent presidents to lose their reelection bids — Gerald Ford in 1976, Jimmy Carter in 1980 and George H.W. Bush in 1992 — were fatally burdened by a sluggish or recessionary economy....

Thank you to the Middle Colorado Watershed Council for its creative, informative and fun event in Glenwood Canyon last Saturday. The experts they gathered to discuss water rights, diversions and ecology (while biking) were informative...

Did the four Glenwood Springs City Council members who voted to open the $2 million Festival Street or Seventh Street to vehicle traffic think about the first snowplow that will destroy all of that beautiful...

How long will it take our beautiful Seventh Street to become an oil-stained, skid-marked, potholed eyesore? Thank you, councilors Davis and Willman and Mayor Godes, for trying to keep it as an asset to the...

My son and his girlfriend recently vacationed in Tokyo. On their return, my son declared, “There’s a glimmering jewel of Japanese culture America should adopt.” “Oh boy,” I thought, strapping in for a grandiose Gen...

Thank you, Walmart. Thank you for stopping the sale of handguns and ammunition used in handguns and military-style weapons in your stores following the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings. Thanks also to the several...

Alert! Alert! This is a test. This is only a test. A test of the Congressional Re-Arrival Warning System. Residents of the District of Colombia should remain on the lookout for male and female politicians...

Once a year, teens take a turn helping YouthZone and their communities instead of YouthZone helping them. Through the annual Ascent fundraiser, local youth from Aspen to Parachute put together a showcase to share their...

What do leaf-peepers and trophy hunters have in common? Well, to start with a few generalizations, they both come to the mountains around this time of year, most from somewhat flatter locales. Both are also...

Shortly after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its August report — which showed that the economy had created a middling 130,000 new jobs — the White House issued an effusive statement. Pointing to record...

Just over a year ago, the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings got under way. They dropped a bomb on American social psychology and created a tectonic divide. And, as a book published this week suggests, their controversies...